The 4 Year Term

Name/Title

The 4 Year Term

Entry/Object ID

2020.01.01

Made/Created

Artist

Alison Muir

Date made

2005

Place

City

Cremorne

State/Province

New South Wales

Country

Australia

Dimensions

Height

51 in

Width

142 in

Interpretative Labels

Label

"Water is the driving force in my world. My work delivers messages—sometimes political and always passionate—about our water environment. The designs are generated using scientific research, various fiber techniques, bright colors, and hand stitching. I connect traditions such as dyeing with political comment; scientific details with text embedded in textile land and seascapes. I have also experimented with natural dyes and mordants, using indigo, and Australian flora as source materials. Local government has a 4 year term and it is a long haul through the spring, summer, autumn and winter of the individual's lives and that of the community. Do we want the State and Federal governments to do the same?"

General Notes

Note Type

Materials Used

Note

Commercial and hand dyed silk, metallic, and polyester fabrics

Note Type

Techniques Used

Note

Fused appliquéd, machine quilted